tnt
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Post by tnt on Jul 26, 2012 21:24:27 GMT -5
So I'm sitting here trying to tie up some dry fly midges... I was in Colorado last week and unexpectedly got to fish at a pond for a couple hours one evening- otherwise, I would have tried to hook up with BarryL for a fishing adventure. Anyhow, I got a trout on a size 18 attractor dry that I tied probably 15 years ago. The problem was that the size 18 DWARFED the numerous bugs coming off the water. So now, I'm sitting in a hotel room in California and I'm trying to tie some drys on size 26 hooks. Any advice?  Ps. I'm totally hooked on fly fishing now! |
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Post by Slartybardfast on Jul 27, 2012 4:51:41 GMT -5
Nice tnt! I have never tied anything smaller than a size 10 so I would be shooting in the dark. Rstaight's your man for this question.
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Post by rstaight on Jul 27, 2012 17:38:52 GMT -5
Well the first thing for me is MAGNIFICATION. I use a magnifying desk lamp, and I'll put on my hat with my flip focals.
I feel thread size is critical with flies this size. I use 10/00 or even 12/00 thread. The problem, depending on what you watch in your hotel room you may want the TV off. Heavy breathing can cause it to break.
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tnt
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Post by tnt on Jul 28, 2012 14:11:39 GMT -5
HA! Well said! I'd say the hardest thing is to find properly sized hackle and keep everything in proportion. I tied a parachute and the hackle was a wee bit large- kind of created a spider instead. Oh well, I'll keep at it and try and get some better hackle too.
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Post by rstaight on Jul 28, 2012 14:36:24 GMT -5
Take a look at a Metz cape. The smallest hackles should work fine. These are so small that they just usually just get tossed out. They don't even get used to clean head cement out of hook eyes.
When it comes to wings, anything size 18 and smaller usually I don't bother. Just depends how well the meds are working.
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